diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index 26b5e245b074..a5b09e75e787 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ static int snd_compr_free(struct inode *inode, struct file *f)
 	}
 
 	data->stream.ops->free(&data->stream);
-	kfree(data->stream.runtime->buffer);
+	if (!data->stream.runtime->dma_buffer_p)
+		kfree(data->stream.runtime->buffer);
 	kfree(data->stream.runtime);
 	kfree(data);
 	return 0;
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ static int snd_compr_allocate_buffer(struct snd_compr_stream *stream,
 		struct snd_compr_params *params)
 {
 	unsigned int buffer_size;
-	void *buffer;
+	void *buffer = NULL;
 
 	buffer_size = params->buffer.fragment_size * params->buffer.fragments;
 	if (stream->ops->copy) {
@@ -514,7 +515,18 @@ static int snd_compr_allocate_buffer(struct snd_compr_stream *stream,
 		 * the data from core
 		 */
 	} else {
-		buffer = kmalloc(buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (stream->runtime->dma_buffer_p) {
+
+			if (buffer_size > stream->runtime->dma_buffer_p->bytes)
+				dev_err(&stream->device->dev,
+						"Not enough DMA buffer");
+			else
+				buffer = stream->runtime->dma_buffer_p->area;
+
+		} else {
+			buffer = kmalloc(buffer_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		}
+
 		if (!buffer)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}